Fastening device.



J. V. WASHBURNE.

FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22. ms.

Patented Aug. 28, 1917.

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JAMES V. WASHBUBNE, OF FUEL-T916", NEW YORK.

FASTENING DEVICE.

Application filed November 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES V. WAsHBnnNn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Fulton, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Fastenin Device, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastening devices and has fo its object a fastener which can either be used as temporary fastener for sheets of paper and the like or as a permanent fastener and which is particularly simple and economical in construction and highly efiicient and durable in use; and the invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which like characters designate parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a face view of a preferable form of my fastener. the contiguous portion of a sheet of paper being also shown.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of line A ii, Fig. l. the paper being omitted.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation or edge view of this fastener.

Fig. l is plan view of the blank from which the fastener is struck up.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig.1 of another form of my invention.

This fastening device comprises. generally. two members or jaws which face each other and a part connecting said members so that the fastener is substantially V- shaped in side elevation, the free ends of said members being compressible one toward the other. and one of said members having a punch projecting toward the other and the latter being formed with an opening for receiving the punch and also with projecting means extending around the opening for protecting the hand of the person from the point of the punch when the members of the fastening device are being compressed togcthen this protecting means having end portions which are spaced apart so that a relatively depressed or unraised surface is provided contiguous to the open ing for receiving the bent over end of the punch when the same is clenched in order to permanently secure sheets together.

The 'lastcning device here illustrated is preferably struck up from a sheet metal blank as l which is bent intermediate its Specification of Letters Patent.

corresponding Patented Aug. 28, 1917..

Serial No. 62,725.

ends to form the two opposing members or jaws 2, 3 which face each other, and the bent part connecting said members said part being formed with a perforation 4 which also extends into the contiguous parts of the opposing members or jaws as 2, 3. One of the opposing members or jaws as 3 is formed with the punch 5 stamped therefrom and extended upwardly toward the other memher or jaw 2, and the jaw 2 is formed with a perforation 6 for receiving the point of the punch 5 when the jaws '2, 3 are compressed together onto sheets of paper 7.

The member or jaw 2 is also formed with raised means on the outer or upper side thereof for protecting the hand of the user from the point of the punch when he is attaching the fastener to sheets of paper, and as here shown it is formed with raised means extending around the perforation 4 and having ends spaced apart providing a relatively depressed or unraised surface into which the end of the punch can be clenched for permanently securing the papers together.

As clearly seen in Fig. 1 the raised means includes a pair of ribs 8 or a single rib composed of two sections the ends of which sections are spaced apart on diametrically 0pposite sides of' the perforation to provide relatively depressed or unraised surfaces 9 into either of which the end of the punch 5 may be bent over or clenched. But, as seen in Fig. 5, this raised rib instead of being in two sections is continuous and extends around the perforation. preferably close to the same with the ends thereof spaced apart so that but one relatively depressed or un- 1 raised surface is left into which the end of the punch may be bent.

in operation, the fastener may be used to temporarily attach papers together, by merely compressing the opposing members or jaws 2. 3 onto the papers, but if it is desired to pern'iai'icntly attach the papers together. the point of the punch may be clenched into one of the relatively depressed surfaces 9.

What I claim is:

'l. A fastening device comprising two members which face each other and a part connecting them. the free ends of said Incinbeing compres ible one toward the other. and one of said members having a punch projecting therefrom toward the other member. and the latter member being formed with an opening for receiving the punch, and raised protecting means extending partly around the opening and having parts thereof opposed to each other and spaced apart, so that an unraised surface remains contiguous to the opening for receiving the bent over or clenched end of the punch, substantially and for the purpose set forth.

2. A fastening device comprising two members which face each other and a part connecting them, the free ends of said members being compressible one toward the other, and one having a punch projecting therefrom toward the other and the latter portion having an opening for receiving the punch and also having a raised rib extending partly around the opening and having opposing spaced apart parts which provide an unraised portion contiguous to the opening, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. A fastening device struck up from sheet metal and comprising two opposing members which face each other, and are integral with a bent part connecting the same, the free ends of said members being compressible one toward the other, one member having an integral punch stamped therefrom and projecting toward the other memher, and the latter having a perforation for receiving the punch and a raised rib on the upper side of said perforated member, the rib extending partly around the perforation thereof and having ends spaced apart leaving a relatively depressed or unraised surface upon which the end of the punch may be clenched, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:. A fastening device struck up from sheet metal, and comprising two opposing members which face each other and are integral with a bent part connecting the same, the free ends of said members being compressible one toward the other and one member having an integral punch stamped therefrom and projecting toward the other, and the latter member being formed with a perforation for receiving the punch and areshaped raised ribs skirting the perforation and having their ends spaced apart on opposite sides of the perforations, forming relatively depressed or unraised surfaces between the ends of the ribs, either one of faces may receive the bent-over or clenched end of the punch. substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 

